Latest Publications

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Zagorscak R, Metcalfe R, Robson TG and Wilson JA (2025). A Methodology for Deciding on Well Seal Options for Abandonment. Energy Geoscience Conference Series, Volume 1. Geological Society
- Richard Metcalfe
Benbow S, Watson C, Bond A, Norris S, Parsons S and Kuhlman KL (2025). Coupled Modelling of Brine Availability in Salt-Based Disposal Facilities - Learning from DECOVALEX 2023. Energy Geoscience Conference Series, Volume 1. Geological Society
- Steven Benbow
- Alex Bond
- Sam Parsons
- Claire Watson
Bartol J, Becker D-A, Benbow S, Bond A, Frank T, LaForce T, Nicholas J, Jayne R, Stauffer PH, Stein E, Stone J and Wolf J (2025). Designing a repository in domal salt: The influence of design variants in different modelling environments. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Volume 42, 100659. Elsevier
- Steven Benbow
- Alex Bond
- Josh Nicholas
Yardley BWD, Wogelius RA, Mueller T, Milodowski AE, Field LP, Ma L, Metcalfe R, Norris S (2025). Penetration of groundwater inro crystalline rocks. Hydrogeology Journal, special issue "Interplay of groundwater, geology and geological processes". Hydrogeology Journal
- Richard Metcalfe
Graupner BJ, Thatcher K, Friedenberg L, Guo R, Hadgu T, Hou W, Kaiser S, Kim T, Park C-H, Lee C, Matteo E, Nagel T, Newson R, Pan P-Z, Pitz M, Rutqvist J, Thiedau J and Urpi L (2025). An international study on THM modelling of the full-scale heater experiment at Mont Terri laboratory, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Volume 41, 100631. Elsevier
- Rebecca Newson
- Kate Thatcher
Kolditz O, McDermott C, Yoon JS, Mollaali M, Wang W, Hu M, Sasaki T, Rutqvist J, Birkholzer J, Park J-W, Park C-H, Liu H, Pan P-Z, Nagel T, Nguyen S, Kwon S, Lee C, Kim K-I, Bond A, Hadgu T and Fraser-Harris A (2025). A systematic model- and experimental approach to hydro-mechanical and thermo-mechanical fracture processes in crystalline rocks. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Volume 41, 100616. Elsevier
- Alex Bond
Watson C, Benbow S, Bond A, Norris S and Parsons S (2025). A simple model to represent damage and fracturing in rock salt caused by heating and subsequent cooling: Understanding brine inflow data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS). Elsevier
- Steven Benbow
- Alex Bond
- Sam Parsons
- Claire Watson
Metcalfe R, Benbow SJ, Kawama D and Tachi Y (2025). Evolution of radionuclide transport and retardation processes in uplifting granitic rocks: Part 2 – Modelling coupled processes in uplift scenarios. Science of the Total Environment. Volume 958, 177690. Elsevier
- Steven Benbow
- Richard Metcalfe
Todd F, McDermott C, Harris AF, Bond A and Gilfillan S (2024). Modelling physical controls on mine water heat storage systems. Geoenergy, Volume 2, Issue 1, Dec 2024, geoenergy2023-029. Geoenergy
- Alex Bond
Metcalfe R, Tachi Y, Sasao E and Kawama D (2024). Evolution of radionuclide transport and retardation processes in uplifting granitic rocks: Part 1 - Key processes, conceptual models and scenario. Science of the Total Environment, Volume 957, 177375. Elsevier
- Richard Metcalfe
LaForce T, Bartol J, Becker D-A, Benbow S, Bond A, Dietl CR, Frank T, Kock I, Magri F, Nicholas J, Jayne R, Pekala M, Stauffer PH, Stein E, Stone J, Wolf J (2024). Comparing Modelling Approaches for a Generic Nuclear Waste Repository in Salt. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 100621. Elsevier
- Steven Benbow
- Alex Bond
Plúa C, Vu M-N, Armand G, Ouraga Z, Yu A, Shao J-F, Wang Q, Shao H, Sasaki T, Yoon S, Rutqvist J, Song F, Collico S, Gens, A, Bruffell L, Thatcher K and Bond A (2024). Numerical investigation of the thermal hydrofracturing behavior of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Volume 40, 100596, ISSN 2352-3808. Elsevier
- Alex Bond
- Louise Bruffell
- Kate Thatcher
Cunha GB, McDermott CI, Bond A, Fraser-Harris A, Rizzo RE (2024). Advancements in coupled processes numerical models: Upscaling aperture fields using spatial continuity. iScience, 27, 111094. iScience
- Alex Bond
IAEA (2024). Borehole Disposal Facilities for Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources. International Atomic Energy Agency Specific Safety Guide SSG-1 (Rev. 1), Vienna, Austria. IAEA
- Richard Little
Kuhlman KL, Bartol J, Benbow SJ, Bourret M, Czaikowski O, Guiltinan E, Jantschik K, Jayne R, Norris S, Rutqvist J, Shao H, Stauffer PH, Tounsi H and Watson C (2024). Synthesis of results for Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) DECOVALEX-2023 Task E. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Volume 39, 100581, ISSN 2352-3808. Elsevier
- Steven Benbow
- Claire Watson
Frank T, Becker D-A, Benbow S, Bond A, Jayne R, LaForce T and Wolf J (2024). Value of abstraction in performance assessment – When is a higher level of detail necessary?, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Volume 39, 100577, ISSN 2352-3808. Elsevier
- Steven Benbow
- Alex Bond
Birkholzer JT, Bond AE and Tsang CF (2024). The DECOVALEX international collaboration on modeling of coupled subsurface processes and its contribution to confidence building in radioactive waste disposal. Hydrogeology Journal
- Alex Bond
Yoshida H, Yamamoto K, Asahara Y, Maruyama I, Karukaya K, Saito A, Matsui H, Mochizuki A, Jo M, Katsuta N, Umemura A and Metcalfe R (2024). Post-earthquake rapid resealing of bedrock flow-paths by concretion-forming resin. Communications Engineering, 3, 67 (2024). Communications Engineering
- Richard Metcalfe
Birkholzer, J. and Bond, A.: Overview of the DECOVALEX Initiative - Building Confidence Via Model Comparison, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-3647 EGU General Assembly
- Alex Bond
Mollaali M, Kolditz O, Hu M, Park C-H, Park J-W, McDermott CI, Chittenden N, Bond A, Yoon JS, Zhou J, Pan P-Z, Liu H, Hou W, Lei H, Zhang L, Nagel T, Barsch M, Wang W, Nguyen S, Kwon S, Lee C and Yoshioka K (2023). Comparative verification of hydro-mechanical fracture behavior: Task G of international research project DECOVALEX–2023. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Volume 170, October 2023, 105530. Elsevier
- Alex Bond
- Neil Chittenden